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- The Big 10: May 10-17, 2013
- Hundreds set to race downtown Saturday
- Albany unemployment rate continues downward march 2 comments
- Bishop urges reconsideration of postal centers 15 comments
- Dawson police arrest one on marijuana charge 2 comments
- Probation given in vehicular homicide case 5 comments
- DCSS Transportation Committee sends items to full board 4 comments
- Bright of the Day - May 23, 2013 2 comments
- Squawk of the Day - May 23, 2013 5 comments
- Police, Fire and EMS Reports - May 23, 2013
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- Former Lee County resident charged with unemployment fraud 2 hours, 31 minutes
- Mauldin & Jenkins acquires Chattanooga company 4 hours, 1 minute
- Hundreds set to race downtown Saturday 4 hours, 51 minutes
- Could a non-citizen end up indicting Americans? 7 hours, 5 minutes
- UPDATE: MCLB water main break cost 'significant' 8 hours, 51 minutes
- Albany unemployment rate continues downward march 10 hours, 41 minutes
- Tyranny is no longer ‘lurking’ just around the corner 19 hours, 17 minutes
- Wimps take on the barbarians 19 hours, 19 minutes
- High school uniforms a lesson in control theory 19 hours, 23 minutes
- Bright of the Day - May 23, 2013 19 hours, 36 minutes
- Squawk of the Day - May 23, 2013 19 hours, 39 minutes
- Dawson police arrest one on marijuana charge 19 hours, 44 minutes
- Police, Fire and EMS Reports - May 23, 2013 19 hours, 46 minutes
- B.J. Upton: I will live up to big expectations 20 hours, 18 minutes
- ASU track & field has high hopes for nationals 20 hours, 27 minutes
- Who IS this guy? 20 hours, 27 minutes
- Area Georgia baseball signees remain committed to Dogs after Perno’s ouster 20 hours, 29 minutes
- Rather than golf, PGA Championship becomes focus of feuding Woods, Garcia 20 hours, 37 minutes
- Probation given in vehicular homicide case 21 hours, 25 minutes
- Common man’s buying guide 21 hours, 28 minutes
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Former Lee County resident charged with unemployment fraud
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UPDATE: MCLB water main break cost 'significant'
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Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
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MCLB-Albany cancels July 4 fireworks show
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Albany to give dog ordinance more bite
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Bishop urges reconsideration of postal centers
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High school uniforms a lesson in control theory
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DCSS Transportation Committee sends items to full board
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Probation given in vehicular homicide case
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Squawk of the Day - May 23, 2013
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Sherrod, Group takes Baker School Board gripes to attorney general
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Dougherty schools’ parents have been asleep too long
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City settles with Albany Heights owners
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Squawk of the day - May 21, 2013
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Southwestern State Hospital to close Dec. 31
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Dougherty officials see budget positives
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Squawk of the Day - May 22, 2013
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Dawson police arrest one on marijuana charge
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Wooden crosses designed to honor fallen soldiers
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Could a non-citizen end up indicting Americans?
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- Standard & Poor's bumps up SYNOVUS credit rating
- Can this phone revolutionize the smart phone market?
What do you get when you take a Samsung Galaxy ... - New Waffle House going up near Darton
A new restaurant will bring some yummy goodness to folks ...
5 comments - MUTED: New law could end annoying TV commercial blaring
Have you ever been sitting in your living room, watching ...
1 comment - Want a pricey cup o' Java? Bring in the elephants
In Thailand, enterprising entrepreneurs have convinced...well...someone to pay upwards of ... - BLOG: Despite lack of skilled manufacturing in U.S., Apple to make new Mac line here
You want jobs? We need a skilled workforce. - Some people take voting just a bit too seriously
Is voting this important?
1 comment - Barack Obama was born in Kenya! (And so was Mitt Romney) no kidding...
It's true... - The world will not end no matter what happens with this election
"Democracy is the worst form of government, except for all ...
1 comment - Sometimes a picture says it all ...
3 comments - Discretionary tax fund 'list' a must for local leaders
Just exactly what is "Discretionary" when it comes to 25 ...
1 comment - CRCT investigation a matter of right versus wrong
4 comments - If we...
- Is the city set to kill the multimodal project?
Is the constroversial multimodal site doomed to a painful and ...
1 comment - So is Governor Deal coming or not?
There's a "big deal" going to happen in Albany on ... - Even fools...
- When did bashing a police officer become patriotic?
Sometimes people's zeal for a tangent issue blinds them to ...
5 comments - Bridge ideas have challenges all
Thursday's presentation by Neil Clark, the architect behind Columbus's transformation ... - Oh the irony...legislators ban cameras from hearing on 'Open Government'
The Georgia General Assembly will decide this term whether to ...
4 comments - When we are...
Editor's Picks
Common man’s buying guide
Features column
Recently I was reviewing a brochure with hundreds of tracts of land for sale and also the same number of houses.
High school uniforms a lesson in control theory
Guest commentary
Ask anyone who knows me and they will tell you that there are a few things that brand me, which include my affinities for great teaching and learning, good food, fashion and travel. In fact, my emphatic conviction that fashion is a channel for individuality and a very common form of self expression would lead one to question why I would vie for high school students in the local public school system to wear uniforms.
Phipps excellent choice for chief judge
Editorial
Herbert E. Phipps, presiding judge of the Georgia Court of Appeals, will take an even bigger role with the court next month.
Someone’s asking for an IRS audit
Opinion Column
Things you notice — and other thoughts that pop into your head — while riding alone on the pleasantly solitary back roads between Southwest Georgia and Florida’s Gulf Coast, listening to some old Dylan....
Triumph can turn to tragedy
Features Columnist
When Peggy Sue went away, just fell off the face of the earth with no warning or even a holler, we all wondered where she had gone.
Fredericksburg makes you feel at home
Features column
The founding of Fredericksburg, Texas, came about in 1846 owing to German influence, and you may still hear Texas German-a dialect spoken by the original settlers — in the streets.
Dougherty schools’ parents have been asleep too long
Guest commentary
We, the parents of the Dougherty County School System have been asleep too long. We have allowed our children’s education to dwindle and lie in ruins. We have stood on the sidelines and allowed this to happen. We are yet again faced with school administration changes, and ineffective teachers influencing our children’s education. We are a school system in turmoil and yet to be stabilized.
Keep kids healthy over the summer
Health Columnist
Summer belongs to kids. It’s a time marked by freedom from school studies in exchange for a little relaxation.
Get Spotted®
Sports
Who IS this guy?
In back-to-back games, the legend and mystique of Evan Gattis grows after the rookie plays hero two days in a row for a pair of Braves wins.
- Gattis, Freeman clutch in Braves' win vs. Twins -- 1 comment
- Upton on miserable batting average: 'I'm trying, man' -- 1 comment
- NFL NOTEBOOK: Falcons get $200M loan to build new stadium, sign tight end; San Fran gets 2016 Super Bowl
- Albany State set to host plethora of summertime sports programs
- Belly putters banned from professional golf
Local
City settles with Albany Heights owners
Albany Ventures LLC agrees to turn over the deed of the Albany Heights property and $110,000 in lieu of foreclosure.
- Albany unemployment rate continues downward march -- 2 comments
- Bright of the Day - May 23, 2013 -- 2 comments
- Squawk of the Day - May 23, 2013 -- 5 comments
- Dawson police arrest one on marijuana charge -- 2 comments
- Police, Fire and EMS Reports - May 23, 2013
State
Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks
A national atheist group said it plans to donate enough books on its views to be placed in all Georgia state park cabins after the state’s governor said Bibles should remain at the vacation properties despite an atheist’s recent complaint.
- Southwestern State Hospital to close Dec. 31 -- 3 comments
- Bishop urges reconsideration of postal centers -- 15 comments
- Sherrod, Group takes Baker School Board gripes to attorney general -- 14 comments
- Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks -- 17 comments
- Phipps named chief appeals judge -- 2 comments
- Terrell leads Albany area schools in cohort graduation rates -- 5 comments
- Group wants atheist books placed with Bibles in Georgia state parks -- 4 comments
- ROUNDUP: 70-year-old woman accidentally shot on golf course
- Parker: Growing ATC landlocked -- 1 comment
- STATE ROUNDUP: Hearing set in Brunswick infant killing -- 2 comments
Prep Sports
Area Georgia baseball signees remain committed to Dogs after Perno’s ouster
Five former Southwest Georgia high school baseball stars don’t waver in their commitment to UGA after head coach David Perno leaves the program Monday.
Professional Sports
Rather than golf, PGA Championship becomes focus of feuding Woods, Garcia
Sergio Garcia's beef with Tiger Woods was turned up a notch this week when he made a seemingly racist remark about inviting Woods to dinner and serving "fried chicken."
- NFL NOTEBOOK: Falcons get $200M loan to build new stadium, sign tight end; San Fran gets 2016 Super Bowl
- Belly putters banned from professional golf
- Braves open series vs. Twins with rout, 4th straight win -- 2 comments
- NFL NOTEBOOK: Vick calls critics ‘ignorant’; Ochocinco arrested -- 2 comments
- MLB NOTEBOOK: With O’Flaherty done, Braves’ relievers must step up















